Query output result on shell is a big mess

Hello,
I just installed Oracle Express on Ubuntu 11.10. Then I tried using SQL*PLUS by running the query "select * from hr.employees;". But the output was a mess. Can anyone help me with formatting the output?
Besides, I want this to be a permanent change not just for the current session.
This is how it looks after I ran the query "select * from hr.employees;"
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4639/screenshotat20120113210.png
Edited by: 908010 on Jan 13, 2012 11:17 AM

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